Role Justice Succeeded by Michelle Gordon | Nationality Australian Preceded by Daryl Dawson Name Kenneth Hayne | |
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Full Name Kenneth Madison Hayne Spouse(s) Margaret ColquhounMichelle Gordon Alma mater University of MelbourneExeter College, Oxford Education University of Melbourne, Exeter College, Oxford | ||
Awkward: Commissioner Hayne declines to shake Josh Frydenberg's hand
Kenneth Madison Hayne (born 5 June 1945) is a former Justice of the High Court of Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy.
Contents
- Awkward Commissioner Hayne declines to shake Josh Frydenbergs hand
- Banking RC Commissioner Kenneth Hayne responds to Bob Katters concerns
- Early life and education
- Career
- Judicial activity
- Notable judgements
- Honours
- References
Banking RC: Commissioner Kenneth Hayne responds to Bob Katter's concerns
Early life and education
Hayne was born in Gympie, Queensland and attended Scotch College, Melbourne. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of Melbourne, during which time he resided at Ormond College. Hayne was Editor of the Melbourne University Law Review. He then graduated with a Bachelor of Civil Law from Exeter College, Oxford University. He was also a Rhodes Scholar. He is the husband of another High Court Judge Michelle Gordon.
Career
Kenneth Hayne was admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria in 1971 and was appointed as a Queen's Counsel (QC) in 1984.
Judicial activity
Kenneth Hayne joined the bench in 1992 when he was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria. From 7 June 1995 he sat on the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria, which is the highest court in the Australian State of Victoria.
Hayne was appointed as a Justice of the High Court in September 1997. He retired in 2015 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70, in accordance with Section 72 of the Australian Constitution. He was replaced on the High Court by his wife, Federal Court judge Michelle Gordon.
Hayne has been described as being a part of a 'core' of judges during his time on the High Court, usually forming the majority, and often writing joint reasons with Justice William Gummow. One notable exception was Hayne's dissent in Thomas v Mowbray, where he joined Justice Michael Kirby in holding the Commonwealth's regime of interim control orders applied in respect of suspected terrorists to be unconstitutional. Another, more recent, example is Kuczborski v Queensland [2014] HCA 46 in which Hayne J was the sole dissentient.
Notable judgements
Honours
Hayne received Australia's highest civil honour when he was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 2002 for service to the judiciary, to the law as an outstanding scholar, barrister and jurist, and to the community in the advancement of both legal and general education. Hayne is a patron of the Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal.